Convener Implementation Cell has fixed a meeting on 19th February,
2016 at 11.00 hrs. in the FRESCO MTG Room (168-D), North Block. Before
this meeting we would like to hold an Internal Meeting at 5.00 pm on
18th February, 2016 in JCM Office, 13-C Ferozshah Road New Delhi to
decide about common issues as well as Departmental issues.

Hope all of you will make it convenient to attend above.

With fraternal greetings,

Comradely Yours,sd/-(Shiv Gopal Mishra)Convener

7th CPC recommendations and Charter of Demands of NJCA – Revision in the date of meeting -Reg.

F.No. 30-3/2016-IC
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Implementation Cell

Subject : 7th CPC recommendations and Charter of Demands of NJCA-Revision in the date of meeting -Reg.

Sir,
In partial modification of this Office letter of even number dated
12.02.2016 on the above subject it is intimated that the said meeting
with the representative of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA)
which was earlier scheduled on 17th February, 2016 at 3.00 P.M. will now
be held on 19th February, 2016 at 11.00 AM in the FRESCO Meeting Room
(168-D), Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi.

2. You are again requested to invite all the
constituents/representative of NJCA, including the representatives of
all major Ministries/Departments in this meeting.
Thanking you

Yours faithfully,

(Ram Gopal)
Under Secretary (IC-I)
Tel: 261 16647

Charter of Demands

Settle the issues raised by the NJCA on the recommendations
of the 7 CPC sent to Cabinet Secretary vide letter dated 10th December
2015.

Remove the injustice done in the assignment of pay scales to
technical/safety categories etc. in Railways& Defence, different
categories in other Central Govt establishments by the 7 CPC.Scrap the PFRDA Act and NPS and grant Pension/family Pension
to all CG employees under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 & Railways
Pension Rules, 1993.

i) No privatization/outsourcing/contractorisation of governmental functions.ii) Treat GDS as Civil Servants and extend proportional benefit on pension and allowances to the GDS.

No FDI in Railways & Defence; No corporatization of Defence Production Units and Postal Department.

Fill up all vacant posts in the government departments, lift
the ban on creation of posts; regularize the casual/contract workers.

Remove ceiling on compassionate ground appointments.

Extend the benefit of Bonus Act,1965 amendment on enhancement
of payment ceiling to the adhoc Bonus/PLB of Central Government
employees with effect from the Financial year 2014-15.

The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi, has approved construction of six Railway Lines and a
Railway bridge to cater to both increased passenger and freight needs
in various areas of the country. The proposals will cost over Rs.10,700
crore and most part of the expenditure will be met through extra
budgetary resources (Institutional Financing). Details of the six
approved projects are as follows:

1) Doubling of Hubli-Chickajur railway line

Doubling of 190 km long Hubli-Chickajur broad gauge single railway
line has been approved. The total estimated expenditure will be
Rs.1294.13 crore. The project is likely to be completed in 4¼ years
during 13th Plan period and will cover the areas of Chitradurga,
Davangere, Haveri and Dharwad.

Entire route from Pune-Miraj-Hubli-Bengalore has been identified for
doubling which will not only improve smooth flow of traffic but also
boost overall development of the region.

This stretch is part of an important rail link of passenger trains
between Mumbai and Bangalore and goods trains to the ports at Mangalore.
On this route, doubling between Bangalore-Tumkur and Arsikere-Chickajur
have already been completed. On balance portion, doubling work between
Hubli-Londa part of Hubli-Londa-Vasco-da-Gama, is also in progress.

2) Construction of Wardha (Sewagram) – Ballarshah 3rd railway line

Construction of Wardha (Sewagram) – Ballarshah 3rd railway line of
132 km will be taken up at an estimated completion cost of Rs.1443.32
crore. The project is likely to be completed in five years during 13th
Plan period and will be located in Wardha and Chandrapur districts.

The line capacity utilization of the section is saturated and running
of additional Mail/Express and Goods traffic over the section cause
detention to the trains. Wardha (Sewagram) – Ballarshah section is very
important from goods originating point of view of Nagpur Division where
many collieries and many sidings are proposed on the section.

3) Doubling of Ramna-Singrauli railway line

Doubling of 160 km long Ramna – Singarauli railway line has been
approved at a cost Rs.2675.64 crore and is likely to be completed by
2019-20. The project will cover the districts of Garhwa in Jharkhand,
Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh and Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh.

The Ramna-Singrauli section falls in Dhanbad Division of East Central
Railway. At present traffic utilization of the section is 105%,
resulting in detention of trains and loss of revenue. In order to attain
the desired fluidity and increase in the sectional capacity, doubling
of this single line section is very essential from operational point of
view. The project will serve the freight and passenger traffic needs in
the jurisdiction of Northern Coal Fields and series of power plants and
associated small scale industries in and around Anpara and Shaktinagar,
namely Anpara Super Thermal Power Plant, Rihand Super Thermal Power
Plant, Renusagar Hydro Power Plant,Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant,
Vidhyachal Super Thermal Power Plant.

4) Construction of 3rd railway line between Anuppur-Katni

Construction of 165 km long 3rd railway line between Anuppur-Katni in
Madhya Pradesh has also been apporved at a cost of Rs.1595.76 crore.
The project is likely to be completed in 5 ¼ years spanning over 12th
and 13th plan period.

The project would cover the districts of Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria and Katni districts of Madhya Pradesh.
There has been tremendous surge in coal and one mining which has been
geared up in the recent past and ambitious plans for an enormous leap
forward in the ensuing years to tap these resources lying hitherto
untapped. As a result of the rapid industrialization, number of
industrial townships have also grown up along the project line. These
developments have resulted in large demand for additional coaching
services on the section. With this anticipated increase of freight
traffic, the capacity utilization will reach upto 175%. Apart from this
substantial additional coal traffic from IB valley, Korba area, East
Corridor and Gevra Road – Pendra Road Project would be channelized
through this route to the respective destinations. In order to meet the
growth in the freight and passenger traffic, tripling of 3rd line
between Anuppur-Katni is essential.

5) Doubling of Katni-Singrauli railway line

Construction of doubling of 261 km long Katni – Singarauli railway at
a cost of Rs.2084.90 crore has been approved. The project will be
completed in 5 ¼ years. The project would cover the districts of Katni,
Shahdol, Sidhi and Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh.

Katni-Singrauli is a critical and busy section carrying coal from
Northern Coal Fields towards Western and Northern thermal power plants.
This section intersects Allahabad-Mumbai route at Katni. Provision of
doubling between Katni-Singrauli section would provide the necessary
line capacity for introduction of additional mail/express and passenger
trains to serve the people of the area and transportation of coal from
collieries. This will also boost overall development of the region.

Construction of additional Bridge and doubling project of Rampur
Dumra-Tal-Rajendrapul sector in Bihar at a cost of Rs.1700.24 crore has
also got CCEA’s approval today.

The project is likely to be completed by 2019-20. The project is located in Begusarai and Patna districts of Bihar.

The existing rail-cum-road bridge at Hathidah has single line track
and doubling is not possible. Present traffic utilization of the section
is 123.5%. At present this is the only railway bridge connecting both
North and South Bihar. Existing single line has resulted in heavy
detention of goods and passenger traffic.
In order to streamline the operation of traffic in this single line
section, it is very essential that one additional bridge and doubling of
this section is undertaken. By providing this facility, there will be
ample fluidity in maintaining train operations as well as introduction
of more passenger/goods trains in the section and it will augment line
capacity too. This will also facilitate in minimizing the running time
of trains between Kiul-Barauni and Mokama-Barauni section and will ease
out the existing operational constraints in this section.

Secretary General of All India Government Nurses Federation G K Khurana (right) addressing a press conference.

Members of All India Government Nurses Federation will go on mass casual
leave on February 26 as part of their ongoing agitation protesting the 7th Pay Commission Report.

The Federation has warned the government that work would be halted at
every public hospital from March 15 onwards if their demands are not
met.

AIIMS nurses’ union has also extended support to the strike and 50
nurses from the institute participated in the protest held at Jantar
Mantar today.

“We have extended support to the strike called by All India
Government Nurses Federation and on February 26, all of us will be on
mass casual leave,” Biju Kesri, President of AIIMS nurses’ Union, said.
Federation members said they wanted to discuss the issue with the government but were not being given an appointment.

“We have been trying to get appointment with the Health Minister but
are not being given time. Also, they themselves have never tried to
contact us over the issue,” Federation’s Secretary General G K Khurana
said.
“We are protesting against the retrograde recommendations of
the 7th Pay Commission. We are demanding that the entry pay grade for
staff nurses should be enhanced to Rs 5,400 from the existing Rs 4,600.
Also the nursing allowance should be enhanced by Rs 7,800. Risk
allowance and night duty allowances should be given to all nurses as it
is given to all other government employees.

“We deal with the deadly infections daily but we are not provided
enough risk allowance. If the demands are not met, we will go on an
indefinite strike from March 15,” Khurana said.

Nurses across the country are already on a relay hunger strike since 12 till February 27 over the issue.